Bulgaria vs Latvia: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons
Bulgaria
0.59
in 2025
Latvia
0.69
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
19th
Latvia rank
18th
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons over time
- Bulgaria
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.69 against 0.59 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Latvia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 19th and Latvia ranks 18th of 32 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.06 | 0.1356 | 0.9256 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.88 | 0.4433 | 1.43 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons, Bulgaria or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.69 against 0.59 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons between Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 0.1, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Latvia rank globally for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th and Latvia ranks 18th of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.